On April 5, 1975, Chiang Kai-shek died of illness in Taiwan. However, before his death, he was still considering the situation at that time and made many "arrangements and arrangements."
Before his death, Chiang Kai-shek specially called his son Chiang Ching-kuo , gave instructions about the imprisonment of Zhang Xueliang, and told Chiang Ching-kuo four words to keep in mind.
This conversation made Chiang Ching-kuo realize that Chiang Kai-shek regarded Zhang Xueliang as a tiger until his death. In fact, Zhang Xueliang was indeed a tiger in his early years. However, at this time, both Chiang and Zhang were old, and Chiang Kai-shek still decided to The reasons for imprisoning Zhang Xueliang are really intriguing.
Later, Soong Meiling learned the content of the conversation between Jiang and his son and what they talked about about Zhang Xueliang. couldn't control his emotions and burst into tears.
(Song Meiling)
What did Chiang Kai-shek talk about about Zhang Xueliang before his death, so that Soong Meiling burst into tears after listening to it?
What unknown love entanglements exist between Jiang, Zhang and Song?
[Why did Chiang Kai-shek keep Zhang Xueliang under house arrest until his death? 】
Friends who are familiar with modern history may know that Zhang Xueliang was under house arrest by Chiang Kai-shek for 54 years in the second half of his life. Even after Chiang Kai-shek's death, Zhang Xueliang had no chance to escape the sea of suffering.
So, what kind of deep hatred could make Chiang Kai-shek decide to imprison Zhang Xueliang for more than fifty years?
If you want to figure this out, you have to start with the relationship between the two.
In the beginning, the relationship between Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang could be described as "like flesh and blood": when they met, both of them were young, energetic and ambitious people, and they recognized each other very much in terms of talent and ambition. .
And because Zhang Xueliang was loyal to Chiang Kai-shek after his father Zhang Zuolin passed away, Chiang and Zhang established a close friendship through long-term contact.
(Zhang Xueliang)
In 1930, the warlords Yan Xishan , Feng Yuxiang and others united local forces and tried to take down Chiang Kai-shek with the help of force. Faced with this situation, Chiang Kai-shek appointed Zhang Xueliang to an important position in order to use Zhang Xueliang's power to resist the enemy.
Later, with the full support of Zhang Xueliang, Yan Xishan and others finally failed to achieve anything, and the relationship between Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang took a further step. However, the differences in concepts between them soon became apparent, and the relationship between the two The warming of the relationship also came to an abrupt end.
At that time, due to the strong momentum of the Japanese invasion of China, the nation was in crisis, and the enemy was at hand. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek was faced with a question: Should the Kuomintang and the Communist Party decide to cooperate in resisting Japan?
Look at this matter from the current perspective. When foreign enemies invade, we should naturally defend against foreign enemies first. However, Chiang Kai-shek adheres to the idea of "reconciling foreign forces before settling the internal affairs." He believes that the more difficult problem at the moment is not the Japanese army, so he is not willing to "join forces with the enemy." Fight against Japan together."
(Chiang Kai-shek)
Zhang Xueliang and Chiang Kai-shek had completely opposite views: he advocated active resistance to Japan, and strongly hoped that Chiang Kai-shek could see the overall situation clearly and send troops to fight against the Japanese army. However, after learning about Chiang Kai-shek’s ideas, Zhang Xueliang believed that “if we cannot unite with the Communist Party to fight against Japan, The nation will surely perish. "
Therefore, under the last resort, Zhang Xueliang decided to stand on the same front with Yang Hucheng, another general who advocated resistance to Japan, in order to force Chiang Kai-shek to resist Japan. So later, the two jointly launched a "military remonstrance", " Xi’an Incident ” broke out.
Later, the Xi'an Incident hurriedly came to an end. However, although Chiang Kai-shek accepted the anti-Japanese resistance, he still resented Zhang Xueliang in his heart for raising troops to force him and imprisoning him for 13 days. At this time, Zhang Xueliang did not know that this would shadow him for the rest of his life. The nightmare is coming.
In fact, Zhang Xueliang had no hostility towards Chiang Kai-shek, and everything he did to Chiang Kai-shek was just for the cause of resisting Japan. Therefore, after the matter calmed down, Zhang Xueliang expressed his desire to release Chiang Kai-shek and insisted on escorting Chiang Kai-shek back to Nanjing. .
(Zhang Xueliang)
Chiang Kai-shek appeared to be the same on the surface, calling him brothers and sisters. However, under the escort of Zhang Xueliang, after arriving at the destination, Chiang Kai-shek showed another face: detained him for various reasons, and even designed to kill him. Hats off."
Zhang Xueliang never expected that Chiang Kai-shek would suddenly turn against him, but he was unable to resist at this time. Finally, under Chiang Kai-shek's careful arrangements, he began a life of imprisonment for fifty-four years.
In fact, from this incident, we can also see Chiang Kai-shek's character traits, but the reason why Chiang Kai-shek imprisoned Zhang Xueliang for many years was not only because of this incident, but also because he was worried about the former Northeast King Counterattack, make a comeback, and once again become a threat to himself.
Therefore, even before his death, Chiang Kai-shek had to "add another lock" to Chiang Ching-kuo to prevent Zhang Xueliang from being released.
(Chiang Ching-kuo)
However, what Chiang Kai-shek never knew was that his behavior towards Zhang Xueliang really hurt the heart of his wife, Soong Meiling. Soong Meiling even shed tears for a time after learning about Chiang Kai-shek's instructions to Chiang Ching-kuo. .
What's going on? Why did Song Meiling cry because Chiang Kai-shek did not let Zhang Xueliang go?
[Chiang Kai-shek did not let Zhang Xueliang go, why was Soong Meiling sentimental? 】
The reason why Song Meiling burst into tears was based on her deep relationship with Zhang Xueliang.
It turns out that Song Meiling and Zhang Xueliang have known each other for a long time, and their relationship is extraordinary. They can be said to be close friends. When talking about the relationship between Zhang Xueliang and Song Meiling, we have to go back to the first time they met. Scenes.
According to Zhang Xueliang’s recollection, he and Soong Meiling first met at a cocktail party.
On June 14, 1925, Zhang Xueliang saw the "charming" Soong Meiling at a glance at a cocktail party. He said that Soong Meiling was wearing a cheongsam that day, with an outstanding temperament, and was very eye-catching in the crowd. He later learned from Hu Hanmin , she is the sister of Soong Ching Ling , so she wanted to get to know each other.
(Zhang Xueliang)
"It turns out to be Miss Song, Mr. Zhongshan's brother-in-law..."
This opening sentence, which had a slight sense of "relative", caught Soong Meiling's attention.
"Thank you, Young Marshal, for your hospitality."
In this way, the two of them drank in the chat and gradually deepened their understanding of each other. After the cocktail party, the two participated in the Latin dance party in the ballroom of the building. This time they met , left a good impression on both parties.
Later, the two established a deep friendship. Zhang Xueliang would ask Soong Meiling out to play from time to time, and would also take photos of Soong Meiling. Their relationship was quite romantic, but they did not become a couple in the end.
Some people may think it is a pity, and some may think it is transgressive, but in the end, the two of them are just friends, and they are lifelong close friends. This is what makes this relationship special and precious.
Later, after "Miss Song" was transformed into "Mrs. Chiang", the relationship between the two remained as before.
However, under the influence of Chiang Kai-shek, this friendship could not last long.
(Song Meiling)
After the Xi'an Incident broke out, Soong Meiling contacted Zhang Xueliang and personally went to Xi'an to discuss Chiang Kai-shek's affairs with Zhang Xueliang. In the end, Zhang Xueliang could not withstand Soong Meiling's hard work and agreed to escort Chiang Kai-shek personally.
Therefore, from a certain point of view, Zhang Xueliang insisted on escorting Chiang Kai-shek, and Song Meiling also had "credit" for it. Song Meiling later learned that Chiang Kai-shek had reneged on his promise and detained Zhang Xueliang. She was deeply disappointed with Chiang Kai-shek and cried in front of Chiang Kai-shek. .
Actually, Song Meiling will inevitably feel guilty, right?
Perhaps it was this guilt that kept scratching Soong Meiling's heart. In short, Zhang Xueliang finally saved his life, which must be due to Soong Meiling's plea for mercy.
In any case, there is no doubt that Soong Meiling interceded with Chiang Kai-shek for Zhang Xueliang and achieved results.
Later, even though Zhang Xueliang was imprisoned, Song Meiling kept in touch with him.
According to records, Zhang Xueliang left at least 500 letters that can be studied during his life, and among these more than 500 letters, more than 100 were in contact with Soong Meiling.
Most of the contents of these letters discuss art, religion, life, and even send holiday blessings to each other. The style is rich and varied. Although Zhang Xueliang has also had correspondence with many people, the style of conversation in the words is not as good as when talking with Soong Meiling. Relaxed and sincere, it is enough to show the deep friendship between Song Meiling and Zhang Xueliang.
In addition to daily communication, Soong Meiling would also bring some daily necessities and small gifts to Zhang Xueliang, and she protected Zhang Xueliang during his imprisonment. Zhang Xueliang himself later said that it was because of Mrs. Chiang that he saved his life.
Time flies by, and decades pass in the blink of an eye. On April 5, 1975, Chiang Kai-shek passed away, but before that, he did not forget Zhang Xueliang, who was imprisoned by him, and even said "No "Let the tiger go" issued another confinement order against Zhang Xueliang.
(Chiang Kai-shek)
Later, when Soong Meiling accidentally learned the news, she couldn't help but burst into tears: On the one hand, she thought that her husband had not forgotten what happened back then for so many years, and he was always brooding about it. On the other hand, she thought of her good friend who still had to prepare for the incident. Suffering and not being free, for a while, a mixture of complex emotions occupied her heart.
Some netizens may not understand:
Even though Soong Meiling and Zhang Xueliang were good friends, and even though Chiang Kai-shek told his son before his death that he must not let the tiger go back to the mountain, Soong Meiling couldn't control herself and burst into tears after learning the news. Isn't it a bit inappropriate?
Will this make people doubt whether the relationship between Song and Zhang is "normal"?
[What is the deep relationship between Song Meiling and Zhang Xueliang? 】
In fact, Zhang Xueliang once said:
"She was not married yet. If she did not have a wife, she would definitely pursue her."
It can be seen from this: Zhang Xueliang has a good impression of Song Meiling.
(The picture shows Soong Meiling's photography)
Although Soong Meiling once interceded with Chiang Kai-shek for Zhang Xueliang's imprisonment, and the two had emotional correspondence during their imprisonment, history does not assume that Zhang Xueliang had his own wife Yu Fengzhi With Miss Zhao Si , Soong Meiling has Chiang Kai-shek. The relationship between the two is no more than good friends, and there is absolutely no possibility of arrogance.
Zhang Xueliang once said in "A Century of Passage - The Biography of Zhang Xueliang" : "I think Mrs. Chiang is my confidant" , and he also lamented:
"If Soong Meiling lives for one day, I can live for one day too."
It starts with love and ends with etiquette. Such a precious friendship is cherished by both of them, so Song Meiling misses it so much.
Maybe it was because he was lamenting that Chiang Kai-shek "promised not to take any action against Zhang Xueliang" and went back on his words, or maybe it was because he was sad that Zhang Xueliang would still be trapped in suffering for the rest of his life. Who can tell what Soong Meiling's mood was at that time?
Later, in his later years, although Zhang Xueliang repeatedly looked for opportunities to prove himself and no longer had the same ambitions as before, he still suffered from shackles. It was not until 1990 that Zhang Xueliang regained his freedom after the situation changed.
However, he, who was already faltering at that time, no longer had the high spirits of the past. It was undoubtedly a pity that he, who advocated active resistance to Japan and longed for national rejuvenation, could not witness the victory of the Anti-Japanese War with his own eyes.
After regaining his freedom, Zhang Xueliang immigrated to the United States in 1995. It was not until October 14, 2001 that Zhang Xueliang, who was 101 years old, died of illness.
After Song Meiling learned the news of Zhang Xueliang's death, she was very sad and kept silent for a long time. According to others' memories, she sat there quietly by herself at that time, and no one knew what she was thinking.
Because Soong Meiling was very old at that time and had difficulty moving, she asked someone to send a wreath and presented it in front of Zhang Xueliang's funeral on the day of Zhang Xueliang's funeral. The wreath had eight big characters written on it: "Send to Mr. Zhang Hanqing for running."
The friendship between Song and Zhang that spanned many years disappeared with these eight words, but this pure and unique emotion is an indelible fate in the lives of the two.
Two years after Zhang Xueliang's death, Soong Meiling also passed away on October 24, 2003, at the age of 106. With Soong Meiling's death, the entanglement between Jiang, Song, and Zhang completely disappeared.
Conclusion:
I have to say that the relationship between Jiang, Song, and Zhang is indeed touching. Whether it is the changes in the relationship between Zhang Xueliang and Chiang Kai-shek, or the precious love between Zhang Xueliang and Song Meiling, for Zhang Xueliang, it is truly affected his life.
As the son of the warlord Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Xueliang was deeply patriotic and actively advocated resistance to Japan. However, he was eventually imprisoned by Chiang Kai-shek for 54 years. Although Song Meiling protected him, he was entrusted to these two men for the rest of his life, which is really terrible. sigh.
(Song Meiling and Jiang’s father and son)
However, although there are regrets in life, I believe that Zhang Xueliang also lamented that he could meet a close friend like Soong Meiling. After all, it is rare to have a close friend in this world. After a hundred years, there may not be many who can. Remember yourself and the people who accompany you.
Reference materials:
Journal "News World": Platonic emotions between Zhang Xueliang and Soong Meiling
Journal "Research on the Anti-Japanese War": Interpretation of Zhang Xueliang's correspondence during the Anti-Japanese War
Journal "Party History": The complex of the century - Soong Meiling and Zhang Xueliang
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